Category Archives: Data on publishing

Are math papers getting longer?

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Edward Dunne

At the September 2021 meeting of the AMS Committee on Publications, Nick Trefethen asked whether Mathematical Reviews has seen an increase in the average length of papers that come through for indexing in MathSciNet.  I had not thought about that … Continue reading →

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Geography and MathSciNet / Mathematical Reviews

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Edward Dunne

My latest column of Math Reviews News is in the April issue of the Notices of the AMS. Using information we have in the database, I look at various geographical considerations connected to MathSciNet or to mathematics publishing more generally: … Continue reading →

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Math in the time of coronavirus

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Edward Dunne

While many businesses have seen significant downturns during the pandemic, several scholarly publishers have reported increases in submissions in the first part of 2020. There are various studies and articles about the phenomenon.  Meanwhile, at Mathematical Reviews, we have not … Continue reading →

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